Engineers required to build resilience beyond COVID-19
Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn AO (Retd) speaks with create ahead of his appearance at Engineers Australia’s Climate Smart Engineering conference...
Why this engineer believes community partnerships are key to building water resilience
Environmental engineer Sarah Board has worked through severe droughts, bushfires and damaging flood events. For World Water Week (23-27 August),...
4 lessons from engineers who made the leap to leadership
An engineering background is a great foundation for leadership, but what else do you need? Luminaries from the Queensland University...
Construction trends promise a bright future – if we get the data right
Experts in the intersection between construction and digital technology share their insights on trends such as BIM and the ‘golden...
Get involved in National Science Week
Millions of Australians might be back in lockdown, but this year’s National Science Week (14-22 August) provides an opportunity to...
The need to boost ‘professional skills’ in graduate employees is high
Employers of engineers increasingly require more well-rounded graduates with more than just technical qualifications. The answer isn’t ‘degreeless’ jobs, it’s...
The Australian team bringing bionic vision into focus
Neurotechnology could deliver revolutionary results for people with vision loss. One Melbourne bionic eye prototype works in sheep, but is...
World-first Queensland facility turning textiles into raw materials
At a new facility in South West Queensland, innovative textile recovery processes will help reduce landfill pileup by turning worn-out...
Advanced materials team at ARC Training Centre designs astonishing surfaces
From changing surfaces to repel viruses and extending the life of naval fleets to printing titanium structures using kinetic energy,...
BIM smart: Our opportunity to be better
A common opinion around the Australian government’s focus on infrastructure, particularly while borders are closed, is that it’s an excellent...
